Volvo Titan

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| image = 1954 Volvo L399.jpg

| name = Volvo Titan

| manufacturer = Volvo

| aka = Volvo L395–495

| production = 1951–1973
approx. 39,700 produced{{cite book |last=Olsson |first=Christer |title=Volvo - Lastbilarna igår och idag |year=1987|publisher=Förlagshuset Norden AB |location=Malmö, Sweden|isbn=91-86442-76-7}}

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| predecessor = Volvo Longnose

| successor = Volvo N10

| class = Heavy duty truck

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| engine = Volvo ohv I6 diesel engine

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| weight = {{convert|12000|-|25800|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (gross weight)

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The Volvo Titan was a heavy duty truck produced by Swedish automaker Volvo between 1951 and 1973.

Volvo Titan

In the autumn of 1951{{Cite web|url=http://mag.volvotrucks.com/global/global/article/?art=3881&ref=1|title = Volvo Trucks Magazine Online}} Volvo introduced its largest truck L395 Titan,{{Cite web |url=http://www.volvotruckersnation.com/fun/godzilla-cern-und-volvo-l395-titan/ |title=Volvo Truckers Nation: "GODZILLA", CERN UND VOLVO L395 TITAN |access-date=2016-01-09 |archive-date=2016-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128230015/http://www.volvotruckersnation.com/fun/godzilla-cern-und-volvo-l395-titan/ |url-status=dead }} with a payload capacity of up to 10 tonnes. The large VDF engine was replaced in 1953 with the further developed D96 engine. The following year, the Titan became the first Volvo truck to be offered with a turbodiesel.[http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1950s/Pages/L39_and_L49.aspx Volvo Trucks Global - L39/49] In 1956 the truck was equipped with air brakes.

1959 saw the introduction of the refined L495 Titan. In 1964 Volvo introduced the forward control L4951 Titan Tiptop with a tilting cab.

Volvo N88

In 1965 Volvo introduced its "System 8". As part of the changes Volvo presented a successor to the Titan, called N88. The new truck retained the Titan's cab, but underneath it the conventional N88 sported all the new features of the forward control F88.[http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1960s/Pages/N86%20and%20N88.aspx Volvo Trucks Global - N88] These included a new engine, a fully synchronized eight-speed gear box and improved chassis and suspension.

Engines

class="wikitable" !Model!!Year!!Engine!!Displacement!!Power!!Type
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L395	1951–52	Volvo VDF: I6 ohv	{{convert\|9602\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|150\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Diesel engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L395-495	1953–65	Volvo D96: I6 ohv	{{convert\|9602\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|150\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Diesel engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L395-495	1954–65	Volvo TD96: I6 ohv	{{convert\|9602\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|185\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Turbodiesel
style="background:#ffffff;" \|N88	1965–73	Volvo D100: I6 ohv	{{convert\|9602\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|200\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Diesel engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|N88	1965–73	Volvo TD100: I6 ohv	{{convert\|9602\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|260\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Turbodiesel

Gallery

File:Volvo L4951 Titan Tiptop Truck 1965.jpg|1965 Volvo Titan Tiptop

File:Volvo N88 Truck 1973.jpg |1973 Volvo N88

References

External links

[http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/Pages/history.aspx Volvo Trucks Global - history]
[http://www.swedishbrasscar.com/volindex.html Swedish brass cars - picture gallery]

Titan

Category:Vehicles introduced in 1951